Weekly Round Up #11: Windows 10, Uber and WhatsApp for the web

The spate of tech announcements that’s characterised January 2015 looks set to continue unabated. Don’t believe us? Well, just consider how much the Burn Media team had to talk about this week.

The really big news, of course, was Windows 10 announcement in which Windows revealed its desire to be a brand people love and not need. Microsoft also surprised pretty much everyone, with the launch of HoloLens — an augmented reality device that puts Google Glass to shame.

Uber meanwhile promised to give everyone in South Africa jobs. Well, not quite, but it did make some fairly big claims in the wake of some serious controversy.

Another controversial launch wasWhatsapp‘s arrival on the desktop. To say that reviews have been mixed would be kind.

When it comes to stilted launches though, it’s difficult to beat the flying cars old science fiction series promised us we’d be driving by now.